King James Version

Job 30:13

They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.

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נָתְס֗וּnatesvmarנָתָסverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “mar”, a completed actionH5420to tear upmar.נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יnetivatipathנָתִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “path”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5410a (beaten) trackpath(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.לְהַוָּתִ֥יlehavatito calamityהַוָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to calamity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1942by implication, of falling); desire; also ruincalamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.יֹעִ֑ילוּyoilvprofitיַעַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “profit”, an unfinished actionH3276properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)[idiom] at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).לֹ֖אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…עֹזֵ֣רozerhelpעָזַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “help”, a verb used as a describing wordH5826to surround, i.e. protect or aidhelp, succour.לָֽמוֹlamvotoלָֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They break up my path, they further my calamity, even men that have no helper.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, Even men that have no helper.

Young’s Literal Translation

They have broken down my path, By my calamity they profit, 'He hath no helper.'

World English Bible

They mar my path. They promote my destruction without anyone’s help.

Darby Translation

They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, without any to help them;

Douay-Rheims

They have destroyed my ways, they have lain in wait against me, and they have prevailed, and there was none to help.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They break up my path, they further my calamity, even men that have no helper.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My paths are ruined; for they have stripped off my raiment: he has shot at me with his weapons.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξετρίβησαν τρίβοι μου, ἐξέδυσαν γάρ μου τὴν στολήν·